{"id":23398,"date":"2016-10-31T08:00:05","date_gmt":"2016-10-31T13:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=23398"},"modified":"2016-10-31T06:42:54","modified_gmt":"2016-10-31T11:42:54","slug":"fright-on-franklin-bigger-than-ever-in-downtown-clarksville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2016\/10\/31\/fright-on-franklin-bigger-than-ever-in-downtown-clarksville\/","title":{"rendered":"Fright on Franklin bigger than ever in Downtown Clarksville"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Fright<\/a>Clarksville, TN<\/strong> – Hundreds upon hundreds of people descended on Downtown Clarksville Saturday afternoon, October 29th for the 8th annual Fright on Franklin safe trick-or-treating event.<\/p>\n

All along Franklin Street and Strawberry Alley, there were booths provided by local businesses handing out candy treats. Booths were decorated for Halloween and some even had a theme like the witches from Hocus Pocus.<\/p>\n

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Fright on Franklin was held Saturday in Downtown Clarksville.<\/p><\/div>\n

“This was my first time coming to Fright on Franklin. It’s a really cool event,” said April Hamilton. “Almost everyone here is dressed up in a costume, including the adults. I will be putting this on my to do list for next year.”<\/p>\n

Fright on Franklin is hosted by the Clarksville Department of Parks and Recreation along with Downtown Businesses to offer a free safe trick-or-treating event for the community. The event also featured a costume contest, Halloween themed activities along with food and drink.<\/p>\n

The costume contest was the highlight of the day. Categories were Newborn to two-years-old, three to six-years-old, seven to nine-years-old, 10 to 12-years-old, and group costumes. The costumes were all original and some of them were simple fantastic.<\/p>\n

“I thought today was fantastic. What a wonderful opportunity for families in Clarksville to come out and have a safe time to enjoy safe treat or treating and enjoy time their families,” stated Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan. “It was a wonderful event. I think it was even bigger than last year. We are so proud of everyone that came out here and participated in all the events.”<\/p>\n

Fright on Franklin was simply a frightening good Halloween event. Make sure to come out next year. Start thinking about a costume today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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